St. Lazare, Manitoba
St. Lazare
Saint-Lazare | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Municipal buildings in St. Lazare. The fire station in St. Lazare. Steel truss bridge over the Qu'appelle River west of St. Lazare. | |
  St. Lazare | |
| Coordinates:50°26′56″N101°18′15″W/ 50.44889°N 101.30417°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Region | Westman Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.91 km2(1.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 257 |
| • Density | 88/km2(230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 |
| Postal Code | R0M 1Y0 |
| Area code(s) | Area codes 204 and 431 |
| ISO 3166 code | CA |
St. Lazareis an unincorporated community recognised as alocal urban district[2]in theRural Municipality of Ellice – Archiewithin theCanadian provinceofManitobathat held village status prior to January 1, 2015.
The site of Saint-Lazare sits 4 kilometres north of the historical site ofFort Ellice,aHudson's Bay Companytrading post and laterNorth-West Mounted Policeheadquarters.The local community is heavily influenced by this history of confluentFrench,English,Indian,andMétiscultures.
St. Lazare sits on the valley floor at the confluence of theAssiniboineandQu'Appelle Rivers.It is on the east bank of the Assiniboine, and because of its position in the valley between the rivers, it is susceptible to flooding. The last major flood wasin 2011.During that flood, access to most of the village was cut off. After the flood, the dykes around the village were raised to three feet above the 2011 high water mark to guard against future flooding.[3]
Demographics[edit]
In the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,St-Lazare had a population of 233 living in 100 of its 104 total private dwellings, a change of-9.3% from its 2016 population of 257. With a land area of 2.73 km2(1.05 sq mi), it had a population density of85.3/km2(221.1/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Media[edit]
CKSB-2860 AM first went on the air as a rebroadcast transmitter on March 12, 1969.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Elevation of St Lazare".earthtools.org.
- ^"Local Urban Districts Regulation".Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016.RetrievedApril 24,2016.
- ^"Potential spring flooding: St. Lazare putting faith in dykes, Moosomin builds dykes around wells".
- ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places".Statistics Canada.February 9, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 3,2022.
- ^"Microwave Hook-Up Gives North Live TV". Winnipeg Free Press. April 29, 1969. p. 28.
External links[edit]
- Map of St-Lazare at Statcan
- Former Village of Saint Lazare official website[dead link]Archived version ofVillage of Ste. Lazare website.
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